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3 Israeli snowboarders reported stranded on mountain in central Japan; rescue efforts underway
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Illustrative -- Ski lifts at the Alts Bandai Snow Park Resort in Bandai Town, Fukushima prefecture, February 16, 2023. (Kazuhiro Nogi/ AFP)
Three Israeli men in their 20s have been stranded on a mountain near Hakuba in central Japan, Hebrew media reports, amid efforts to rescue them from sub-zero temperatures at the ski resort.
The Ynet news site quotes a source as saying that given the weather conditions, only a Japanese military helicopter can reach the mountaintop to rescue them.
The men are said to be “freezing cold” and the batteries on their cell phones are running low.
The Foreign Ministry says it’s working with local authorities to rescue the snowboarders.
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